Posts by: Margarida Azevedo, MSc

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Case Western University researchers found that a single dose of the anticancer drug trastuzumab induced a strong immune response in HER2-positive breast cancer tumors. Such results confirm previous research suggesting that intrinsic ... Read more

February 15, 2016February 15, 2016

Breast Cancer Metastasis May Be Controlled by RNA Editing of Tumor-Promoting Gene

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Wistar Institute researchers studying the genes and molecules involved in breast cancer progression have found that a gene previously thought to be present only in brain tissue promotes metastasis in vivo, and ... Read more

February 8, 2016February 8, 2016

Breast Cancer, Metastasis May Be Linked to Damage in a Gene-Regulating RNA Strand

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University of Bath and University of Cambridge researchers have discovered that a specific noncoding RNA strand, originating from “junk” DNA, prevents the overgrowth of cells that can lead to cancer ... Read more